Brand New 8 gallon bio cube

[Katrina71]

I got VERY spoiled!

 

[Katrina71]

We got VERY spoiled!

 

[living_tribunal]

https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/video/view/how-long-do-i-mix-saltwater-brstv-investigates/

He did say however that the benefit to mixing longer was minimal.

I don’t care too much about the cloudiness, only what’s in the water.

 

[living_tribunal]

Blue Bucket mixes at 420 8.0 and 1350
Neomarine mixes at 420 8.0 and 1350

Same same, slightly less clay in Neomarine tho...

Dosing doesnt have to be all that complicated, but I reccomend getting a dosing pump. Skip the Jebao, its junk. Get a wifi one. I have the Coralbox. It makes life so much easier, and it will dose the exact same amount at the exact same time every day. Even if the dogs poop all over the house.

Test, wait a few days and test again. See how much the tank drops. BRS has a handy calculator for their 2 part if you are using it. I have ATI Pro right now... not dosing currently but I was before I let the tank go. I just set it to 1ml, tested to see if it dropped the next day, and then bumped up by another ml until I saw the tank start to go up. When it got to where I wanted it I backed off. Went to testing weekly. If it held, I was good. If it fluctuated I adjusted the dose and then tested the following week. I think I was dosing 4.5ml a day of the ATI Pro part 1 and 2(I dose equally by all consumption, Ca will ironically ballance out if dosed equally) in concentrated form.

I’m feeling like I’m just going to do it by hand for a while to make sure no disasters occur and get a feel for the impact.

Then I think I’ll just add the two part to my ato.

 

[anon9896]

cloudiness is in the water

 

[living_tribunal]

cloudiness is in the water

....

 

[SashimiTurtle]

https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/video/view/how-long-do-i-mix-saltwater-brstv-investigates/

I knew there was a reason I waited. I'm pretty sure it was that video.

 

[SashimiTurtle]

I’m feeling like I’m just going to do it by hand for a while to make sure no disasters occur and get a feel for the impact.

Then I think I’ll just add the two part to my ato.

Adding 2 part to ato wont work. They will instantly bind together and form calcium carbonate precipitation that is completely useless to your corals. What you're looking for is kalkwasser(literally pickling lime).

 

[living_tribunal]

Adding 2 part to ato wont work. They will instantly bind together and form calcium carbonate precipitation that is completely useless to your corals. What you're looking for is kalkwasser(literally pickling lime).

Got it confused with kalk.

I’ll get another jug and another ato or most likely stick to by hand. Only takes a minute.

 

[SashimiTurtle]

Got it confused with kalk.

I’ll get another jug and another ato or most likely stick to by hand. Only takes a minute.

My wife says I'd lose my [censored] if it wasn't attached... I automate what I can.

 

[living_tribunal]

My wife says I'd lose my [censored] if it wasn't attached... I automate what I can.

I don’t mind, just becomes apart of the daily routine. I also don’t have space in my stand.

 

[SashimiTurtle]

Is it just me, or do all the aussie corals just look... meh.

 

[Why-Me]

I like to make mine one day, mix salt the next, then change water on the 3rd day... my water is really cold out the tap right now, so it takes a while to get up to temp with the heaters in the Brute. I like to mix the salt at tank temp, and then circulate for a day to ensure thorough agitation has occurred.

I know that the salt is ready the instant the water turns clear, it's just what I like to do. In emergency cases, heat n eat... that's why I'd like a mixing station.

YOUR water is cold coming out of the tap??
Mine and @JoshH water comes out in ice cubes when we turn on the faucet this time of year :confused:

 

[living_tribunal]

Is it just me, or do all the aussie corals just look... meh.

Depends on what specie it is.

 

[living_tribunal]

To all the reef crystal haters, suck it.

 

[Why-Me]

who hates reef crystals?

 

[Katrina71]

To all the reef crystal haters, suck it.

Did you do the dance too? Lol

 

[living_tribunal]

Did you do the dance too? Lol

D*** straight I did

 

[Katrina71]

D*** straight I did

That's a classic.

 

[Magellan]

Your tolerance of risk is greater than mine sir!

I’ll have to figure out how to make reef crystals work or do water changes scarcely.

Dosing will be a whole new challenge for me, I’ve been nervous about it since starting.

I just had no clue that it would be on the second month of having the display up.

I guess it’s a good sign if anything! Means the corals are happy and growing and also that stupid purple helix works.

Have I ever shared the pics of my first “display” a month after dosing purple helix? That stuff is insane.

Do share! Also, dosing by hand is completely fine. just do it every day around the same time and keep it consistent. Start small like @Robin Haselden said,
Don’t try to do any math and get your alk/Ca exactly where you want it the first time. I was really intimidated too when I first started out, but it’s really no big deal at all. If you can feed your corals you can dose your water.